Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Jio Leads India’s August Mobile Subscriber Additions, TRAI Data Shows
India had more mobile subscribers in August than in July.
Reliance Jio gained the most new users, adding about 2.40 million.
Bharti Airtel added about 2.11 million users.
Vodafone Idea and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited also gained subscribers.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited lost about 5,900 users.
One TRAI figure says mobile subscribers totaled 1,293.43 million at the end of August.
A broader figure, which also includes Fixed Wireless Access, puts total wireless subscriptions at 1,312.25 million.
Urban wireless subscriptions grew faster than rural subscriptions.
India’s wireless mobile subscriber base increased by 55.05 lakh, reaching 1,293.43 million at the end of August.
Reliance Jio added about 2.40 million subscribers, raising its base from 506.03 million to 508.43 million.
Bharti Airtel added about 2.11 million subscribers, while Vodafone Idea gained about 506,000.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited added nearly 493,000 subscribers, while Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited lost about 5,900.
Including mobile and Fixed Wireless Access subscribers, total wireless subscriptions reached 1,312.25 million in August 2026, with urban growth exceeding rural growth.
- Who
- Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India data.
- What
- Telecom operators reported differing subscriber changes in August; Jio recorded the largest gain.
- When
- August 2026, compared with July 2026.
- Where
- India, including urban and rural areas.
- Mobile subscriber additions
- India’s wireless mobile subscriber base increased by 55.05 lakh in August.
- Mobile subscribers at end of August
- 1,293.43 million, compared with 1,287.92 million at the end of July.
- Reliance Jio additions
- About 2.40 million; its base rose to 508.43 million.
- Bharti Airtel additions
- About 2.11 million; its base rose to about 491.60 million.
- Other operator changes
- Vodafone Idea added about 506,000; Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited added nearly 493,000; Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited lost about 5,900.
- Broader wireless total
- Mobile and Fixed Wireless Access subscriptions together reached 1,312.25 million at the end of August 2026.
- Urban and rural growth
- Urban subscriptions grew 0.70% monthly, while rural subscriptions grew 0.13%.
